Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Mauritania

Mauritania: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 37.37 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
37.37 million current US$
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
20th
of 50 countries
All-time high
42.64 million current US$
in 1993
All-time low
37,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Mauritania, 1970–2011

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1970199020111970: 37.0k current US$1971: 763.0k current US$1972: 1.8M current US$1973: 2.0M current US$1974: 4.3M current US$1975: 5.4M current US$1976: 7.8M current US$1977: 8.9M current US$1978: 9.6M current US$1979: 15.5M current US$1980: 14.7M current US$1981: 20.5M current US$1982: 26.1M current US$1983: 26.6M current US$1984: 26.9M current US$1985: 30.0M current US$1986: 33.8M current US$1987: 34.4M current US$1988: 35.7M current US$1989: 29.0M current US$1990: 38.2M current US$1991: 25.8M current US$1992: 20.1M current US$1993: 42.6M current US$1994: 38.4M current US$1995: 33.0M current US$1996: 30.5M current US$1997: 35.7M current US$1998: 33.1M current US$1999: 29.1M current US$2000: 21.2M current US$2001: 21.8M current US$2002: 14.3M current US$2003: 14.2M current US$2004: 18.7M current US$2005: 20.3M current US$2006: 20.5M current US$2007: 23.1M current US$2008: 21.7M current US$2009: 23.5M current US$2010: 31.7M current US$2011: 37.4M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Mauritania is 37.37 million current US$, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Mauritania peaked at 42.64 million current US$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 37,000 current US$, in 1970.

Mauritania ranks 20th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.61 million current US$ 37,000 current US$ 15.49 million current US$ 10
1980s 27.78 million current US$ 14.66 million current US$ 35.70 million current US$ 10
1990s 32.65 million current US$ 20.15 million current US$ 42.64 million current US$ 10
2000s 19.92 million current US$ 14.16 million current US$ 23.53 million current US$ 10
2010s 34.55 million current US$ 31.73 million current US$ 37.37 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 17 Tanzania 52.96 million current US$ compare
  2. 18 Zambia 48.86 million current US$ compare
  3. 19 Zimbabwe 43.41 million current US$ compare
  4. 21 Guinea 30.91 million current US$ compare
  5. 22 Uganda 26.60 million current US$ compare
  6. 23 Mozambique 25.80 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Mauritania?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Mauritania was 37.37 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 42.64 million current US$ in 1993.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 37,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Mauritania rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Mauritania ranks 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.  IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.